LOVE GOD WITH ALL YOUR BEING
Keywords 6:4,5
Hear, O Israel: The LORD our God, the LORD is one. Love the
LORD your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your
strength.
1. Love God with all that you are (1-5)
Fearing God, keeping
his commands and carefully obeying him are all ways
of loving God. “Hear” (“shema” in Hebrew) is a sacred verse
to Jews called The
Shema. God is one. God is the LORD who brought them out of
Egypt. It is this
God whom his people are to love with all their heart, soul
and strength. Jesus
said this is the most important commandment (Mk 12:29-30).
Why? Because if we
don’t love God, we naturally give our hearts to love
something or someone else.
2. Keep God’s words close to your heart (6-9)
Many Jewish homes
have verses 4-9 in a small doorframe box called a mezuzah
(9). It’s a reminder to keep God’s words nearby. We are to
talk about God’s word
anywhere, any time. Why? Because we are forgetful, and we
are easily distracted.
Also, meditating on and discussing God’s word can and should
be our joy and
inspiration for living.
Prayer Lord, I love you. Help me to love you more.
One Word Love God with my all
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